How to Make the Mosting Amazing Red Chili Enchilada Sauce

One of my favorite dishes which I’ll include the recipe at a later time is my enchilada casserole. About three years ago, I tried my hand at making enchilada sauce canning a small batch with great results. Once or twice a year, I now spend the weekend canning seemingly hundreds of tomatoes which I pick up from my local restaurant food supplier. This weekend I picked up 80 lbs. of tomatoes. My husband and I spent part of the weekend making tomato paste, tomato sauce and enchilada sauce. I can them and store for later use making for a quick, healthier and more customized dinner.

Amazing Red Chili Enchilada Sauce

This recipe doesn’t require you to make everything homemade, however it does incorporate a tomato paste recipe and the stock recipe. These two pieces inject amazing flavor into the enchilada sauce.

This recipe will make you 10 quart sized (32 oz) cans of enchilada sauce.

Heat your oven to 400 degrees. Using a sheet pan, lay your chilis on them and place in the oven for 4 minutes. Remove from oven and remove chili tops and seeds adding them directly into your water and pork stock mixture in your large stock pot. Let them sit for 2 hours to hydrate and absorb flavor.

Add your remaining ingredients including your garlic directly into your stock pot. Save time by not chopping them tossing them directly in the pot. You are welcome to use store bought tomato paste, however, I recommend making your own which can be cooked and canned in advance. Click here to access my tomato paste recipe. Using your immersion blender mix them directly in your stock pot.

Bring your your enchilada sauce to a boil and let it cook down for 2 hours to absorb and the flavor. Follow the process of sanitizing and preparing your quart jars for canning. Your enchilada sauce can also be frozen if you have room in your freezer. Make sure you make room in your jars when the frozen enchilada sauce expands. I like to can them because my cooking time for meals like my enchilada sauce is reduced because I don’t have to dethaw my sauce.